Al-Faiz

al-Fa'iz bi-Nasr Allah (1149-1160) was Fatimid caliph from 1154 to 1160, succeeding al-Zafir and preceding al-Adid.

Biography
al-Fa'iz bi-Nasr Allah was born in 1149, the son of Fatimid caliph az-Zafir and the brother of al-Zafir and al-Adid. In 1154, he succeeded his brother al-Zafir as caliph on his death, and al-Faiz was claimed to be a Shia imam by some sects. al-Faiz allied with Nur ad-Din and the Turks in order to oppose the crusaders of the Levant, and he died at the age of 11 while under the control of a regent.